Cry Rape!

Two TV films were shown during the 1973-1974 season dealing with the emotional and legal ramifications of rape. While the Elizabeth Montgomery vehicle A Case of Rape was closer to Real Life, Cry Rape! also had a lot going for it. Andrea Marcovicci stars as Betty Jenner, whose world is rent asunder when she falls victim to a rapist. Equally as humiliating as the violation itself is the... (read more) aftermath; Betty must withstand the adversarial questions of the police on the case, and then must relive her nightmare in court. Filmed in a semidocumentary fashion, Cry Rape! veers dangerously close to discouraging any woman from reporting sexual assault, inasmuch as it demonstrates the step-by-step process by which the accuser often ends up the accused. Only its contrived melodramatic conclusion robs the film of its verisimilitude. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Cast:

• Kenneth Washington
• Anne Anderson
• Joby Baker
• Sandy Balson
• Whit Bissell
• Peter Coffield
• Paul Comi
• Anthony Costello
• Richard Evans
• Robert Hogan
• Lew Horn
• James Luisi
• Paul Mantee
• Andrea Marcovicci
• Frank Maxwell
• Hazel Medina

Director(s):

Corey Allen

Writer(s):

Will Lorin

Producer(s):

Will Lorin